Toy balloon



Feb. 17, 1925,

H. BURGERT TOY BALLOON Filed April 14, 1923 ,Zwryfizzrg; e r? INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS M Patented Feb. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY BURGERT, OF OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF T0 NICHOLAS BLAKE, O l OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN.

TOY BALLOON.

Application filed April 14, 1923. Serial No. 632,088.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY BURGEnT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oshkosh, in the county of Winnebago and State of Wisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toy Balloons, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to toy balloons, and one of its objects is the provision in a toy balloon of a reenforcement calculated to materially strengthen and prolong the usefulness of the balloon.

Another object is the provision in a toy balloon of a simple, efficient, durable and otherwise advantageous valve calculated to lend itself to the ready inflation of the. balloon and to effectively retain air under pressure in the balloon to maintain the latter in a distended state for an indefinite period of time.

To the attainment of the. foregoing, the invention consists in the improvement as hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toy balloon constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical central section of the same.

Figure 3 is a detail top view illustrative of the reenforcement comprised in the im provement.

Figures i and 5 are enlarged detail views of the valve comprised in the improven'ient.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings.

Among other elements my novel balloon comprises a body 1 which is preferably of the same distensible material as that employed in toy ballons extant. The said body 1 in accordance with my invention is equipped with a valve 2 and with a reeln forcement 8, the said reenforcement being arranged diametrically opposite the valve. As will be understood from Figures 1, 2 and 3 the reenfo-rcement 3 is made up of a disk 3 preferably of rubber and secured by rubber cement or other appropriate means to the body 1, and a. diametrical exterior rib on the said disk 3. The said rib of the reenforcement 3 serves for the connection of a string 4;, preferably of rubber or other elastic material, at the outer end of which is carried a finger piece 4* preferably of wood.

The valve 2 is made up of a tubular body portion 5 connected by rubber cement or other appropriate material at 2* to the body 1 and having interior ribs 3 and also having a concave outer end as best shown in Figure 2, and the valve also comprises a plug 6 and a body 7 by which said plug is carried, the plug 6 being of a diameter to snugly fit the ribs 3* and frictio-nally engage the same, and the body 7 being preferably provided with a convex inner end as shown. The portion 5, the plug 6, and the body 7 are all of vulcanized rubber and hence it will be understood that when the parts are positioned as shown in Figure 2, the plug 6 and the body 7 will prevent the escape of air from the interior of the balloon body 1. When, however, the body or finger piece 7 and the plug 6 are retracted to the extent shown by dotted lines in Figure 2, the air under pressure. in the body 1 may be allowed to escape, or the mouth may be placed over the finger piece 7 and the port-ion 5 for the introduction of air into the balloon body 1, after which the plug 6 and the finger piece 7 may be positioned as shown by full lines to check air under pressure in the balloon body.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that my novel reenforcement 3 relatively arranged as stated to the body 1 will by lending increased strength to the body 1 and by reenfo-rcing the body 1 at av point diametrically opposite the connection of the valve 2, materially prolongs the usefulness of the balloon as a whole, while the valve 2 will permit of ready distention of the balloon body 1 and will when properly manipulated render it feasible to quickly and easily deflate the balloon body as when the balloon is to be carried from place to place or is to be shipped or packed.

It will also be apparent from the foregoing that notwithstanding their practical advantages my improvementis of such character as not to materially increase the cost of the balloon.

I have entered into a detailed description of the construction and relative arrangement of parts embraced in the present and preferred embodiment of my invention in order to imparta. full, clear and exact understanding of the said embodiment. I do not desire, however, to be understood as confining myselfto the specific; cQnstr-uctionand relativearrangementbf parts inasmuch. as; in the future practice of the invention various changes andiinodificationsl may. be made such as fall Within the scope. of'inynnven-h tensible-niaterial, end a valve exterior-or thesaid body and connec-ted With tlIG -JH EBIJOJJ- thereof and made up of a tubular body portion ofvulcanizedrubbenjoined at its inner end to the body and havinginterior ribs and also having a concave outer end, a valve plug ofvulcanized rubber of a diameter snugly fitting theribs. of the tubular body, and a body carrying the plug, said body also formed of vulcanized rubber and having a convex inner end for snug seating in the outer end of the tubular fpOI'tl'Ol'l'.;-

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HENRY BURGER-T. 

